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A hire Jersey plate
Vanity plates are also auctioned, having the format 'JSY' followed by one to three digits. Guernsey Guernsey plates consist of five digits, sometimes in white on a black background, and with a circle containing the letters 'GBG', the Island's international vehicle registration. A Guernsey plate (the GBG is meant to be a circle and the print a shade smaller)
Guernsey hire cars sport a black 'H' on a yellow background on a separate plate, much like the ' L Plate ' required by learners. Locals consider this to stand for "Horror", as foreign drivers often lack understanding of road features such as 'filter in turn' sections common to Guernsey roads. Alderney In Alderney , a dependency of Guernsey, separate registrations are issued, of the format 'AY' and three digits. An Alderney plate
Sark Sark bans cars on its roads, so no number plates exist. Isle of Man (not part of the UK) car registration plate]] The Isle Of Man originally had the letters 'MAN' followed by four digits, but this was changed to three letters (the second and third of which being 'MN') followed by three digits and a letter, as illustrated below. Plates now incorporate the Manx flag, bearing the triskellion symbol. The typeface now used on Manx number plates is similar to that used in the Republic of Ireland. A Manx plate (without the words Isle of Man at the top)
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES Some of the UK's Overseas Territories , including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands , use similar number plates to the UK, with the same colours and typeface. Until 2002 Gibraltar number plates consisted of the letter 'G' and five digits, but this changed to 'G' followed by four digits and a letter. The European flag is also now featured, along with the international vehicle registration GBZ. Military vehicles have the letters 'RN'. In the Falklands, the format is 'F' followed by four digits and a letter. BRITISH FORCES PLATES British Forces number plates are white on black. In West Germany , private cars owned by members of HM Forces and their families, also used plates with the same format, distinct from those used in the UK. This was discontinued in 1988 for security reasons, as it made them vulnerable to IRA attacks. Private cars driven by British military personnel are now issued with either standard UK number plates (if Right Hand Drive ) or German ones (if left hand drive). DIPLOMATIC PLATES Since 1979 cars operated by foreign embassies, consular staff, and various international organisations have been given plates with a distinguishing format of three numbers, one letter, three numbers. The letter is D for diplomats or '''X''' for accredited non-diplomatic staff. The first group of three numbers identifies the country or organisation to whom the plate has been issued, the second group of three numbers is a serial number, starting at 101 for diplomats (although some embassies were erroneously issued 100), 400 for non-diplomatic staff of international organisations, and 700 for consular staff. Thus, for example, 101 D 101 identifies the first plate allocated to the Afghanistan embassy, 900 X 400 is the first plate allocated to the Commonwealth Secretariat. See List Of Country Codes On British Diplomatic Car Number Plates . SEE ALSO
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